Why I Didn’t Resign As Gender Minister Despite Prolonged Absence – Adwoa Safo

Former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has defended her prolonged absence from duty, stating that she remained in office based on advice from a senior member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Adwoa Safo revealed that the NPP stalwart, whom she did not name, encouraged her to stay on despite public criticism, assuring her that the appointing authority and all relevant stakeholders were aware of her situation.

 

“The state wasn’t suffering because all the authorities that needed to know what was happening were aware. A leading member of the NPP also advised me not to resign because of the numerous speculations surrounding my absence,” she stated.

 

She dismissed claims that she was deliberately avoiding duty, citing the fact that Cecilia Dapaah acted as caretaker minister during her absence.

 

“Cecilia Dapaah was caretaker for a year, so if anybody thinks I was pretending, why would they have tolerated me for that long? I came to Ghana whenever necessary, but people didn’t know and were fabricating lies. I was just wondering who was paying people to do that,” she said.

 

Former President Nana Akufo-Addo revoked Adwoa Safo’s appointment on July 28, 2022, after she had been outside the country for nearly a year.

 

Her prolonged absence also sparked calls for her Dome-Kwabenya parliamentary seat to be declared vacant.

She further clarified that during her absence, she did not receive any salary or allowance since there was a caretaker minister in place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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